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Melbourne

mel·bourne

UK/ˈmɛl.bən/ US/ˈmelbn̩/ fairly common

noun

Origin

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).

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